Elle O'Flaherty, JD, PCC, ACCG, CCSP, CPRW

Founder of Interlace Solutions, specializing in executive coaching, corporate training, and keynote speaking on ADHD leadership and workplace performance. Works with C-suite executives, senior leaders, and organizations to optimize leadership, productivity, and career success. Partners with law firms, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies to develop ADHD-informed leadership strategies and high-performance workplace cultures. Executive Coaching & Leadership Development - Coached 300+ ADHD executives and senior professionals, improving leadership, decision-making, and executive function. - Works with Fortune 100 executives, federal appointees, and nonprofit leaders to enhance strategic leadership and performance. - Provides coaching on career transitions, promotions, and high-performance leadership strategies. - Built a six-figure coaching practice in under a year, mentors new founders on business strategy and operations. Corporate Training & Organizational Consulting - Delivers ADHD-informed corporate training on leadership, productivity, and performance strategies. - Develops high-performance workplace cultures that support neurodiverse professionals. - Provides executive coaching and consulting for law firms, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies. Keynote Speaking & Thought Leadership - National keynote speaker, consistently breaking attendance records and delivering standing-room-only presentations. - Featured on multiple podcasts, including The Deep Wealth Podcast and Starter Girlz Podcast, discussing ADHD leadership and performance. - Published in media outlets including Yahoo Finance, Medium, and Atlassian. Signature Programs & Courses - Creator of the Certified ADHD Career Strategist Course, the first program training career professionals to support ADHD clients (25 CE hours). - Developed The Complete Guide to Your ADHD Job Search, a comprehensive career program covering career direction, applications, and transitions.

Led team of 20 while mentoring, coaching, and providing career strategy advice. Sought out for coaching and career assistance by team members, senior managers, and employees across the agency. • Delivered webinars for 50+ participants from headquarters and abroad on creating a Federal career trajectory strategy, acquiring skills to qualify for more senior management positions interviewing skills, and led and reported on listening session for employees onboarded during the pandemic. • Created and globally presented first-ever two-day training for 150 staff, foreign service officers, and foreign government officials, establishing framework followed by subsequent trainings. • Subject matter expert on WTO disputes; carried out legal research to gather evidence and proposed new cases with novel legal arguments. • Developed and proposed WTO agricultural dispute settlement policy and initiatives. • Made policy recommendations to senior-level leaders based on analysis of foreign agricultural programs for compliance with WTO commitments which led to international legal action. • Led and mentored junior staff in agricultural policy and trade enforcement actions.

Managed staff of subject matter experts with an eye to encouraging innovation, establishing transparent communication, and fostering an environment that would enable continual process improvements. • Commended for revamping process and leading staff to complete largest grant cycle in shortest timeframe in agency history. • Spearheaded and garnered buy-in for innovative research on social media marketing, leading to greater USDA funding for industry campaigns and ultimately improving marketing outcomes. • Noted by staff for establishing open and transparent communication which led to increased trust, suggestions for enhancing operations, and ultimately time and cost efficiencies. • Managed staff allocating over $47 million in grants to state departments of agriculture, state and regional trade groups, and small and medium sized businesses for trade marketing. • Founding member of the FAS Processed Products Working Group to generate policies and data supporting small and medium sized enterprises exporting and competing in foreign markets. • Built and maintained strategic relationships as USDA’s representative to state and regional trade groups, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, and industry groups.

Led team crafting and presenting U.S. policy positions before the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on sustainable agriculture and food security. • Led and mentored junior staff on diplomacy, relationship building, and leadership skills. • Developed the first regional biotechnology conferences under the Food and Agriculture Organization to encourage the use of new technology and develop markets for U.S. goods. • Crafted and negotiated U.S. policy positions on climate smart agriculture, sustainable development, rural development through agricultural innovation, and food security. • Successfully built coalition of countries to provide additional funding for expert scientific committees which allowed more timely scientific opinions and facilitated trade. • Built a reputation as one of the go to people to represent the agency at high-level interagency meetings, meetings with external industry contacts, and the public.

Trade litigation expert trusted by senior political appointees to brief congressional stakeholders, represent the Department at interagency policy meetings, and provide advice and leadership on international trade litigation. • Developed first trade dispute in Department history valued at $450 million annually, placing USDA in a leadership role and increasing its influence in the interagency process. • Defended U.S. consumer interests in the Country-of-Origin Labeling dispute and reached negotiated settlement to prevent $1.5 billion in retaliatory tariffs. • Implemented a series of action-forcing interagency meetings which led to four major WTO dispute settlement actions and ensured that senior leadership received technical policy advice. • Made policy recommendations to senior-level leaders based on analysis of foreign agricultural programs for compliance with WTO commitments which led to international legal action • Liaised between USDA and the interagency on antidumping and countervailing duties investigations as FAS subject matter expert on trade remedies

• Facilitated teaching exchange to share knowledge between FAS and regulators after determining a need to improve the quality and timeliness of comments on WTO notifications. • Provided guidance on overcoming trade barriers to industry stakeholders by drawing upon an understanding of economic and geopolitical considerations impacting the movement of goods. • Managed staff in responding to a record number of WTO notifications to maintain high-quality comments while juggling competing priorities.

• Commended for speed and accuracy in preparing briefing papers, letters, issue summaries, and analyses regarding regulatory programs for high-level political appointees • Routinely represented USDA at interagency meetings and independently preparing briefing materials for high-level departmental staff and congressional briefings

• Crafted regulations for the first permanent domestic agricultural disaster programs while ensuring legal compliance with the underlying statutes and practical implementation. • Provided legal research and review of written submissions for U.S.-Upland Cotton litigation including portions on domestic support payments to U.S. cotton producers. • Lead attorney for Food for Progress program responsible for overseeing the auditing and assessment of private voluntary organizations for compliance with regulations and policies.

• Routinely called upon to take on extra cases for other attorneys and commended by supervisor for flexibility and the desire for team success • Federal appellate litigator averaging a caseload of over 90 appellate cases

The Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance (LCOP) at American University is an ICF-certified executive coaching program. ICF sets the gold standard in coaching. The curriculum is based on the adaptive leadership model designed to mobilize individuals to handle tough challenges and emerge triumphant in the end.